One Ingredient Diet Hack TRANSFORMS Your Health
Trust me, I get it.
You TRULY want to improve your health and feel and look better.
However, just thinking about dieting makes you feel frustrated, exhausted, and ready to give up before you even get started.
Because, let’s be honest, change is hard.
But what if I told you that improving your health doesn’t always mean making sweeping diet changes or subjecting yourself to drastic restrictions?
I bet you might be interested, especially when I reveal that a delicious one-ingredient addition to your daily routine could TRANSFORM your health.
I love avocados and eat one almost daily. And, it turns out, I’ve been doing my health a bigger favor than I even realized.
A group of researchers recently decided to put avocados to the test. They divided volunteers into two groups and had one group add a daily avocado to their usual diet while the other group continued eating whatever they liked.
Fast forward 26 weeks, and the avocado group experienced some unexpectedly dramatic changes in their diet.
The avocado group naturally started eating more vegetables, fewer refined grains, and less sugar without being asked to do so. Plus, the balance of fats in their diet improved.
It’s like the avocado worked some kind of magic on their taste buds, making them crave all the good stuff without even trying.
But here’s the real kicker: even though avocados are packed with fats, the avocado group didn’t gain a single pound.
That’s right… good fats DON’T make you fat!
It’s time to stop demonizing these delicious little green gems and start embracing them as the nutritional powerhouses they are.
The healthy fats in avocados help you feel fuller for longer, meaning less mindless snacking and fewer hunger pangs throughout the day. It’s like a built-in appetite control system that comes with a side of creamy, delicious goodness.
So, you’re nourishing your body with all those fantastic nutrients and giving yourself a better chance of sticking to your healthy diet without any extra effort.
In other words, an avocado a day could be the small change that makes a big difference in your overall health and wellbeing.
P.S. Snacking on these tasty “Fat Bombs” drops disease risk up to 67%.
Source:
Petersen, K. S., Smith, S., Lichtenstein, A. H., Matthan, N. R., Li, Z., Sabate, J., Rajaram, S., Segovia-Siapco, G., Reboussin, D. M., & Kris-Etherton, P. M. (2024). One Avocado per Day as Part of Usual Intake Improves Diet Quality: Exploratory Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(2), 102079. doi. org /10. 1016/j. cdnut. 2024.102079
Written By Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Nearly 25 years ago, failed mainstream medical treatments left Dr. Olson in constant pain – and his health in ruins. And that’s when he did something REVOLUTIONARY. He began his career in medicine – and dedicated his life to uncovering the true, underlying causes of disease.
Through his innovative medical practices in Tennessee and Colorado, Dr. Olson has helped cure countless seniors from across America of arthritis… heart disease… diabetes… and even cancer. All without risky prescription drugs or painful surgeries.
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